1, food for nourishing liver and reducing fire
Fruit products
( 1)。 Preserved fruit: a person who is suitable for heat constitution.
Pitaya, pear, apple, carambola, mangosteen, grapefruit, strawberry and loquat.
(2)。 Cold fruit: suitable for people with hot constitution
Tomato, watermelon, banana, kiwi fruit, melon, grapefruit, orange, persimmon, coconut water, mulberry.
Vegetable products
Bitter gourd: cool and bitter. It cleans the six meridians and is a bitter cold and heat-clearing food.
Lily: It is warm and slightly cold, and has the effect of clearing away heat, moistening lung and nourishing liver. It can be used for treating symptoms such as residual heat after fever, sore throat, vexation and thirst.
Celery: cold and cool, can go to liver fire to relieve lung and stomach stagnation, and it is beneficial for those who are prosperous in liver fire to eat regularly.
Lotus root: cold, raw or mashed juice is the best. Its efficacy is to clear away heat, promote fluid production, nourish the liver and moisten the lungs, and the effect is better if it is taken with pear juice.
Zizania latifolia: It is cold in nature, suitable for people with symptoms such as heart meridian fever, upset thirst, dry stool and yellow urine, and has the effect of clearing away heat and toxic materials.
Lettuce: slightly cold, crisp and tender, with plenty of water. Its efficacy is characterized by clearing away heat, smoothing qi and resolving phlegm. Suitable for people with liver and lung fever.
Tea products
Chrysanthemum tea: use chrysanthemum tea as a drink, suitable for dizziness, tinnitus, red eyes, dizziness and other symptoms.
Abalone soup: Abalone soup is suitable for people with hot palms, dry eyes, dizziness and irritability.
Rose tea: make tea with roses and drink it from time to time, which has a maintenance effect on people who are easily nervous.
What to eat in summer can nourish liver and reduce fire? The above lists fruits, vegetables and tea, which can nourish the liver and reduce fire. Liver fire is strong in summer, which is easy to hurt the liver.
2. How to choose herbal tea to reduce fire?
Cautious use of herbal tea for spleen and stomach weakness
Wang, director of the Dietotherapy and Nutrition Department of the First Affiliated Hospital of Chinese Medicine in Henan Province, reminded that people with cold stomachs had better drink less herbal tea. Deficiency of spleen and stomach is mainly manifested as indigestion, fear of cold, and stomach pain after eating cold or hard food.
"In addition to stomach cold, patients with hyperacidity, long-term diarrhea and colitis should also use herbal tea with caution." Party Zhong Qin, Chief Physician of Gastroenterology, Henan College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, reminded readers of Dahe Daily.
Then, can people with spleen and stomach deficiency and cold "get angry" without getting angry? The Party Central Committee said: "When there are symptoms, the human body's tolerance to drugs will increase, so such people can't drink herbal tea at all, but the dosage and time should be reduced appropriately, and it is best to drink it only when there are symptoms."
He told reporters that whether it is suitable for you is whether you are comfortable. If you feel uncomfortable or have a stomachache, it is best to stop using or replace the selected medicinal materials.
Different fires, different drugs.
Wang told reporters that there are many kinds of Chinese herbal medicines commonly used in herbal tea, but their pertinence is also different. For example, she said: "For example, dandelion can reduce swelling and dissipate blood stasis, which is suitable for headache and fever; Corn silk and bamboo leaves can dispel dampness and relieve summer heat, which is suitable for urinating; Folium Isatidis can clear heat and cool blood; Cassia seed and mint can clear away heat and relieve constipation; Lotus leaf can relieve summer heat, lower blood fat and lower blood pressure. "
Dang Zhong Qin said that in addition to these traditional Chinese medicines, there are many cool and cold herbs with different symptoms, such as dry mouth, aphtha or constipation, sore throat and so on. And different drugs are needed, such as chrysanthemum and honeysuckle, which are suitable for upper respiratory tract infection. If the symptoms are serious, it's best to choose the right medicine at the doctor's suggestion.
Drink herbal tea continuously for no more than three days.
The CPC Central Committee suggested that herbal tea is not suitable for drinking every day after all, and it is best not to take it for more than three days continuously. Taking it for a long time is easy to hurt the stomach, resulting in stomach pain, loss of appetite, diarrhea and other adverse reactions. If you use summer heat for a long time, it is best to choose materials with the same origin of medicine and food, such as mung bean tea, or drink some green tea in moderation.
In addition, he also reminded readers that the greater the coldness, the smaller the dosage, when choosing herbal tea with fewer cold medicines, such as Gardenia and Andrographis paniculata, and selecting flat or slightly cold medicinal materials.
The boiling time of herbal tea should not exceed 3 minutes.
Wang reminded that because most of the herbs used in herbal tea are flowers or leaves, they can be decocted and soaked in water. Even if the decoction time does not exceed 3-4 minutes, the effective components will volatilize after a long time. At the same time, she also suggested that the water temperature is not enough or good, and it is best to brew with boiling water. The staff of the CPC Central Committee also reminded that herbal tea should not be brewed more than three times, otherwise it will easily deteriorate.
Herbal tea is indeed an effective way to reduce fire, but if your physical condition does not allow it, such as people with weak spleen and stomach, it may bring extra harm to yourself. Therefore, Bian Xiao suggested that it is the most scientific method to reduce fire in summer, not to drink herbal tea blindly, but to follow the principle of healthy eating.